Erin Thompson | |
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Member of the South Australian House of Assembly for Davenport | |
Assumed office 19 March 2022 | |
Preceded by | Steve Murray |
Majority | 53.4 per cent |
Personal details | |
Political party | Labor |
Committees | Crime and Public Integrity Policy Environment, Resources and Development Publishing |
Website | ALP website |
Erin Louise Thompson is an Australian politician. She has been a Labor Party member of the South Australian House of Assembly since the 2022 state election, representing Davenport. With a swing of 11.6 per cent, she defeated the Liberal Party member, Steve Murray, who had held the seat since 2018. Until the 2022 state election, Davenport had been held exclusively by Liberal Party members since its creation prior to the 1970 election. According to ABC election analyst Antony Green, prior to the 2022 election the frequent redistributions had little impact on the Liberal margin in Davenport, but there had been a slow narrowing between the Davenport results and the state-wide Liberal two-party-preferred vote.
Prior to her preselection, Thompson had served as elected mayor of the City of Onkaparinga, taking leave of absence to campaign for Davenport.